Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate…
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‘Finch-smuggling kingpin’ gets prison time in New York
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions has…
Continue ReadingMusk deputy’s words on Starlink ‘weaponization’ vex Ukraine
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainians have reacted with puzzlement and some ire to comments by a top Starlink official that…
Continue ReadingSyria orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives
By ABBY SEWELL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian baby girl whose mother gave birth to her while trapped under the rubble…
Continue ReadingMan arrested for assault on Minnesota congresswoman in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia police say they have arrested a suspect in an assault on Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota. Craig was…
Continue ReadingWoman sues after Louisiana lawmaker blocked her on Twitter
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans woman says in a federal lawsuit that she was illegally blocked from a state…
Continue ReadingStone Age discovery fuels mystery of who made early tools
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Archaeologists in Kenya have dug up some of the oldest stone tools ever found, but who used…
Continue ReadingAttorney: I trusted Alex Murdaugh despite odd fee payments
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A lawyer testifying in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina said he trusted Murdaugh even…
Continue ReadingFor New York City mayor, his war on rats becomes personal
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Every New York City mayor has battled rats. But for the current mayor, Eric Adams, the war…
Continue ReadingMinnesota factory workers subdue armed person at plant
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (AP) — A man who authorities say fired a shot at a co-worker is facing several charges. Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry…
Continue ReadingMexico: Ex-security chief stole $745 million from contracts
Mexican authorities say former top security official Genaro Garcia Luna embezzled about $745 million from government technology contracts. García…
Continue ReadingTennessee Senate OKs bill that would restrict drag shows
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Senate has approved legislation designed to restrict where certain drag shows can take place, marking the…
Continue ReadingFrench religious orders demand change over L’Arche abuses
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The umbrella group of Catholic religious orders in France is demanding church authorities…
Continue ReadingU.S., UK impose cybersecurity sanctions on Russian group
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a joint U.S.-U.K. effort to sanction Russian…
Continue ReadingUS House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted unanimously Thursday to condemn the Beijing government for…
Continue ReadingChick-fil-A tests its first plant-based sandwich
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Chick-fil-A is jumping on the plant-based bandwagon. The Atlanta chain said Thursday that it’s testing its…
Continue ReadingNative Americans renew protests of Kansas City Chiefs mascot
By TERRY TANG and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are the reason Rhonda LeValdo is in Arizona for the Super…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rates inch back up this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up slightly this week after four weeks of declines, a possible sign of…
Continue Reading114 Haitian migrants arrive on rickety boat in Florida Keys
TAVERNIER, Fla. (AP) — Some 114 Haitian migrants have made landfall in the Florida Keys, continuing an uptick of people making their way from Haiti…
Continue ReadingIsraeli army kills Palestinian it says tried to stab soldier
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security forces have killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to stab a soldier in the West Bank, the latest violence in a…
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